SCRANTON, PA -- The University of Scranton men's basketball team defeated King's College 67-61 on Saturday afternoon at the John Long Center.

The Basics

• Final Score: Scranton 67, King's 61
• Records: Scranton (6-5, 1-3 LC), King's (5-4)

How it Happened

• In the opening play of the game, senior Will McLoughlin found classmate Cameron Khoza in the right corner who drained a three-pointer through contact and converted the extra point, giving the Royals an early two-possession lead.
• McLoughlin connected from three-point range on back-to-back plays as the Royals raced to an early 12-0 lead.
• The Monarchs scored eight straight points until graduate student Tahaj Parland scored on consecutive possessions to give Scranton a 16-8 lead with 10 minutes remaining in the half.
• King's took its first lead of the game at 4:24, but Khoza answered with corner three-pointer and senior Mason Thompson delivered a jumper at the top of the key to tie things up at 24 a piece with 3:38 left.
• Both teams traded baskets for the remainder of the half, but the Monarchs went to the locker room with a 33-29 lead. 
• McLoughlin opened the scoring in the second half with a turnaround jumper and junior Jon Spatola added a three to bring the Royals within one point.
• Parland drained a three-pointer from the left wing to tie the game at 42-42 with 15 minutes remaining.
• Freshman Will Marion connected from three-point range on the right wing to give the Royals their first lead of the half, 45-44, with 13 minutes left.
• Freshman Sammy Tornabene scored a pull-up jumper in the paint off feed from Parland to put the Royals ahead 49-71.
• Marion and Spatola each drained three-pointers to extend the lead to six with 8 minutes left in the game.
• The Royals scored 10 straight free-throws late in the game to secure a 67-61 victory over the Monarchs. 

Top Performers

• McLoughlin led all scorers with 18 points, and Parland added 13.
• Spatola contributed 12 points, six assists, five rebounds and three steals.
• Khoza recorded 10 points and five rebounds. 

Inside the Box Score

• The Royals drained 11 three-pointers and were 42% from three-point range.
• Scranton was 40% from the field while the Monarchs posted 42%. 
• The score was tied eight times and the lead changed eight times throughout the course of the game.

Up Next 
The Royals will return to conference play Wednesday as they host Elizabethtown College at the John Long Center at 7:00 PM in the second game of a doubleheader with the women's team.